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- November 6, 2025
- National Saxophone Day 2025
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I have always been partial to the music of the saxophone. My favorite musician wielding the instrument was the late great Clarence Clemons, who used to be in the East Street Band and play with the woke asshole Bruce gd Springsteen. Be all of it as it may the music of Clarence Clemons holds a special place in my heart for the riffs he belted out with such power and apparent ease.
The Saxophone was invented by one Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax. He was born November 6, 1814 and passed February 7, 1894. He was of Belgian extractioin and invented the saxophone in the early 1840s. It was patented in 1846.
Therein lay the beginning of my enamour which started sometime shortly after high school and lasts until this day.
The greatest saxophone player who ever lived is said to be Charlie Parker. He was born in 1920 in Kansas City, Missouri and is considered an influential ground breaker saxophonist and jazz virtuoso. They called him "Bird" and I must say that I have enjoyed his improvisation in the genre of jazz very much over the years as well.
The four main types of saxophones are the soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone. They are seen in listings in order of pitch from highest to lowest. They share their basic construction allowing saxophonists to swich between them with relative ease.
Sax Type Description Soprano Smaller and higher pitched often presents with a straight body Alto Most common type particularly for the beginner, and is tuned to E flat Tenor Deeper sound frequently found in jazz ensembles Baritone The largest of the four with lowest pitch and a deeper, more "raw" sounding tone
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- November 5, 2025
- National Chinese Takeout Day 2025
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Good Chinese Take Out is one of my weaknesses. I may not agree with their politics. I may become infuriated with their pilfering of our intellectual property. There are likely a million things I hate about China and the Chinese in general. However ...
I consume their food with considerable relish.
I dare say I like all Chinese food except for possibly for those dog and cat dishes which I have yet to gain the nerve to try.
Today is National Chinese Takeout Day.
It is held each November 5 for the enjoyment of Chinese takeout and the support of local restaurants.
I'm afraid that I'm a prisoner of my palette. So even as Happy Family and Seafood Schezwan will likely continue to be ordered by me in the near future I remain recognized when I enter the local Chinese restaurant for their take out. By the way, I also enjoy talking trash to the counter lady as well. You can call it weakness. You can call it hypocrisy. You can deride my personal nutritional choices all you want. Every now and then I intend to partake of a little Chinese takeout.
If you have a place with good Chinese takeout just let me find you and I will impart some of my hard earned retirement fundage on you and take your food home.
Happy National Chinese Takeout Day !
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- November 4, 2025
- 2024 Trump Won Harris Lost THANK GOD
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Riding the wave of extreme disgust the electorate has cultivated for the idiot power mongering crook ass democrats, The Party Of Hate, Evil, And Satan — and that idiocracy they would impose upon The Republic, Donald Trump won the US Presidential election by soundly defeating Kamala word salad Harris.
Mr Trump saw victory in the Electoral College with 312 electoral votes to Harris' 226. He won every swing state — including the first win of Nevada by Republicans since 2004. Mr Trump won the national popular vote with a plurality of 49.8%, making him the first Republican to win the popular vote since George W Bushhole in 2004.
He took on the never ending lawfare charges posed by the democrats in an unsuccessful effort to defeat him he became the first so-called "convicted felon" to be elected to office and the second president to gain a second nonconsecutive term. The consequences of the brigand democrats responsible for this travesty remain to be fully realized.
Luckily the voters are seeing through the lawfare and the lies and the subterfuge of the evil democrat party which does nothing to endear itself to the people opting instead to try and gain power and fund their evil reign and control mechanisms over the nation ...
Which luckily is pretty much fed up and having nothing to do with any of it by and large — libtards not withstanding.
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- November 3, 2025
- National Housewife's Day 2025
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In the world of careers a much maligned yet essential life's work is that of the housewife.
The housewife is a respected position to hold because the homemaker is an essential aspect of society and the raising of children and the management of the family and castle.
Today is National Housewife Day.
It's the day we show appreciation for the housewife and all that comes under the purview of that exalted position in humanity.
Those tireless efforts to transform a house into a home cannot be understated or underestimated. That is why this day is for the homemaker and why it is so well deserved.
The idea has come to the fore that just because someone stays home all day that this is somehow a lesser position in society because the proper running a home and household is quite a bit of work indeed.
National Housewife Day is not something that should happen but once a year. It should be a celebration of the mothers and those who keep our lives in that order we have come to appreciate so.
Happy National Housewife Day to each and every housewife on the planet !
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- November 2, 2025
- Deviled Eggs Day 2025
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I have been known to consume a few deviled eggs in my day. They typically find themselves consumed most when they make it to the dinner table early — and are not brought out halfway through the main course of Thanksgiving dinner as we did one year. I recall that year having a whole tray of them untouched.
Deviled eggs are a popular food made from boiled eggs. Traditionally, the yolk is scooped out, mixed with mayo and seasonings then returned to the boiled egg white shells for consumption. Deviled eggs are served cold. The mark of a really good chef are those creative touches with the filling returned to the egg whites. I am also a fan of paprika sprinkled over the top of them.
Deviled eggs can be traced back to ancient Rome. It is believed that they began as the first course. Today deviled eggs are a very popular appetizer in European and American cuisine.
They are traditionally also prepared as part of the Easter meal in many parts of the world. In the United States, deviled eggs are served in a special platter with slots to fit the egg halves.
It is said that the term "deviled eggs" may be traced to the 18th century. During that time, deviled was a culinary term for the addition of extra spices to various foods. As in "hot hot hot".
Just try to remember to bring them out first. They are less savored as a surprise in the middle of the meal.
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- November 1, 2025
- Audobon Hummingbird Feeder Zero
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I took my hummingbird feeders down last Tuesday. What is usually a clean up and store for the season became a clean up and recycle for the trash that they are. What a rip off I will neither forgive nor forget.
So THIS year I thought I would be "smart" and purchase an Audobon hummingbird feeder thinking it would be a "smart" alternative to the crappy plastic and glass monstrosities I have become used to in stores the likes of Walmart and Lowes.
Well guess what. The Audobon Society didn't hurt themselves manufacturing the feeders I bought. They were as low quality and shoddy of construction as ANYTHING I thought might be a wise purchase.
The parts didn't fit well. The plastic bleached out in record time. The birds ate from them just fine — but the human who spent his hard earned retirement fundage to buy them was left in utter disgust for the absolutely dismal quality of that particular merchandise.
So much for thinking quality manufacture was available from a national organization which is supposedly dedicated to the support of birds and birding internationally .
These feeders are in the recycle bin headed for the big lump of plastics and glass they should have remained prior to being purchased by a sucker like me.
Boo Audobon Hummingbird Feeder. You are absolutely the WORST.
Don't buy these idiot's junk.
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- October 31, 2025
- Happy Halloween 2025
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The ancient November first festival called Samhain marked the beginnings of what we know as Halloween these days.
The Celts believed the times marked a blurring of those boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead allowing the ghosts of the dead to return to Earth. To ward off any threatening spirits, they would light bonfires and wear costumes.
The holiday became influenced by Christianity and the Eve of All Saints' Day (November 1st) aka All Hallows' Eve, or Halloween.
In my time it marked the end of summer and the harvest. When I was a child there were harvest festivals in rural Aiken County South Carolina and Bingham County, Idaho where I spent large chunks of my childhood in days gone by.
Over time, the holiday melded with other traditions evolving into a festival with parties, ghost stories, and the traditions of dressing up and going door-to-door for food or money — which eventually became our trick-or-treat tradition for candy and other goodies.
So in this my once favorite time of the year prior to my becoming an old man unsuitable for those antics including the collection of sweets and so forth I wish you and yours a happy Halloween ...
And don't let the spirits get you !
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- October 30, 2025
- Buy a Doughnut Day 2025
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We have an unofficial holiday called "Buy a Doughnut Day" observed each October 30 annually.
The day is meant to provide a vehicle by which you may go out and buy one or more doughnuts for your personal enjoyment.
Ideally you would go to your favorite doughnut shop, bakery, or grocery store.
Some of my most favorite doughnuts come from Duck Donuts over in the Five Points section of town.
Cross Hill Market 702 Cross Hill Rd Suite 100B, Columbia, SC 29205.
I used to be a big fan of Dunkin' Donuts until that fateful day I encountered the rude bitch in charge of the location at 549 Knox Abbott Dr in Cayce.
She thought she was going to 'dress me down' in front of a bunch of dullard educators from the high school who thought it all was quite funny — but that went over like a lead balloon when I started walking up into the faces of a couple of them all ready to clean their plows.
I controlled my urge to make anyone spit teeth all over the establishment and left never to return there or at any other stupid Dunkin Donuts location thereafter. I just thought she was the rudest whore on the planet and I lost all interest in doing business with a chain that would hire such a white trash hussy ...
The ironic tragedy was that I was such a tremendous fan of the Dunkin cruller at that time. I never had the desire for another after that day.
So happy Buy a Doughnut Day anyway. Try not to bitch slap any rude malicious female during the course of the day.
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- October 29, 2025
- Richard Dreyfuss Birthday 2025
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I remember shortly after graduation and just before I enlisted in the Navy watching the movie Jaws. It was a scary thing for me having been an ocean swimmer for the bulk of my life at that point.
In particular, I was haunted by the scene where the character Quint relates surviving the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the horrors of shark attacks in the water.
The grim memory was the stuff of my nightmares for a long time.
In the movie Richard Dreyfuss played Matt Hooper who was an oceanographer with a fascination for sharks hired by police chief Martin Brody during the infamous "Amity Incident" of July 1974 where some children were eaten in very graphic scenes of apex predator horror.
Since that time I have always paid attention to the career of Richard Dreyfuss because of the stunning portrayals of that movie.
Mr Dreyfuss was born October 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for finely crafted character acting and has been featured in other various movies I've watched over the years such as American Graffiti.
So as he hits the big seven seven I wish him well in his future endeavors and thank him for a lifetime of excellent thespian performances.
Happy Birthday to you !
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- October 28, 2025
- National Chocolate Day 2025
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In the realm of chocolate there are two primary varieties and innumerable sub varieties:
You have your milk chocolates and your dark chocolates. I personally prefer the dark chocolate because I view it as being more beneficial to my health. My mother prefers the milk chocolate because she likes the flavor compared to the dark.
Today is National Chocolate Day.
It is observed each October 28 in recognition of one of the most favored tastes in the world, that of chocolate.
This day celebrates all things chocolate.
Chocolate has been around for over 3000 years and originates in central America with an ancient civilization known as the Olmecs. They introduced it to the Mayans who in turn passed it to the Aztecs where it became shared with European explorers who brought it to Florida sometime in the mid 1600s.
At that time it was consumed as an unsweetened drink and was not sweet nor solid bars or pieces.
So regardless of whether your tastes are the sweet "dutch process" (milk) chocolate or the dark varieties chocolate remains a health food full of flavonoids and other good things for living people.
A happy National Chocolate Day to you !
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- October 27, 2025
- Navy Day 2025
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I recall the somber mood and overt saddness my learning of the passing of Master Chief Wayne Mead placed on me recently.
I feel that dark funk continues to pervade my soul. It seems that my icons and heros are falling by the wayside continually as I proceed on my journey.
When I was in the Navy I was likely your worst nightmare.
I had to keep "showing my ass" to a bare minimum lest word get back to Master Chief Williamson (my daddy) and there be trouble on the homestead.
Today is Navy Day.
It is observed under the auspices of the Navy League of the United States each October 27 in honor of naval service members, both past and present since 1922.
It commemorates both the founding of the Navy in 1775 and the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt who was an advocate for sea power of our nation.
Armed Forces Day replaced it as a formal holiday in 1949 but Navy Day remains dear to the hearts of too many to be ignored.
While not a formal national holiday, many people and organizations still observe the day like me.
So that legacy of the Navy remains with me. I have tried to make amends for not being the exemplary sailor my dad was. The thoughts of my performance have followed me and caused me to participate in programs with which I might have avoided otherwise.
Happy Navy Day.
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- October 26, 2025
- National Pumpkin Day 2025
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Today is National Pumpkin Day.
The pumpkin has been both decoration and food for as long as I can remember.
The 26th of October brings all this to the fore with the gourd being the inspiration for competitions and festivals all over the fall season.
One of the oldest domesticated plants there is evidence for their cultivation back as far as 7500 to 5500 BC.
You can roast and eat the seeds, use the flesh for all manner of pies and pastries and such.
The blossoms are popular food items as well.
There is even a johnny come lately coffee drink which has gained autumn popularity with the faddish coffee outlets around.
Dried and hollowed out shells make highly practical bowls and storage containers.
So consider the pumpkin.
A versatile and highly useful plant species we have enjoyed for eons.
Happy National Pumpkin Day.
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- October 25, 2025
- International Artist Day 2025
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Back in the day when I thought I might live forever my personal last word in artists and the artistic was Eldon Dewitt Casey. Yes, my friend could wield a pen or pencil with authority and use any medium on the planet in pursuit of his creations and the day he left my presence for things beyond this Earth found me wanting more — but never to regain it .
Though he called himself a "sign writer" he was an illustrator and craftsman who forged new creations from his mind to the wood, paper, metal, and paints he would apply so diligently and with the utmost care.
Pen and ink, watercolors, oils, wood carving, intricate constructions, sculpting tree trunks, whatever he had going on you could tell it would be special.
Today International Artist Day.
The day celebrates those essential contributions of artists to society and culture. Contributions like those of the late Eldon Dewitt Casey.
Celebrated on October 25th, this day was created by Canadian artist Chris MacClure in 2004.
The day promotes art and artists and also encourages communities to support creative individuals and appreciate how artists shape experiences, challenge norms, and foster connection and emotional well-being through diverse artistic mediums.
Though he has been gone these many years, I still have examples of the fine art he created over the 30 some odd years we were best friends. I was lucky to have known such a talented individual and fine fellow as Eldon Dewitt Casey.
Rest in peace.
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- October 24, 2025
- Autumn Leaf Color Peakage
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We've reached the general time of peak coloration of the fall leaves round these here parts.
Shucks, y'all, I never make it up to the Blue Ridge Parkway anymore. There was a time where I could be found riding the Pigsah Range segment up through Craggy Gardens often and it was something quite close to what I construe heaven to be like.
So anyway, the autumn leaves peak around mid October through early November and we're rapidly approaching November.
I find myself being beckoned to return to yon Asheville way. Perhaps I'll stop at Fletcher and visit an old friend if she is around.
My main concern is perhaps catching a few leaves with vibrant fall color still in the trees.
Wish me luck !
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